Morning Minutes: Feb. 24

Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.

Word of the Day

Vulnerary VUL-nuh-rair-ee (adj.) Used for or useful in healing wounds -- www.merriam-webster.com

Web Site of the Day

Maggwire
www.maggwire.com

“Experience magazines online” at Maggwire. Browse and read magazine articles and then rate the articles with 1-5 stars. When you return to Maggwire, the site makes recommendations of other magazines or articles you might like based on your previous preferences.

Number to Know

800: Approximate number of public radio stations in the United States that National Public Radio is a national syndicator to.

This Day in History

Feb. 24, 1970: National Public Radio is founded in the United States.

Today’s Featured Birthday

Apple CEO Steve Jobs (55)

Daily Quote

“I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.” - Ira Glass, host of NPR’s “This American Life”